What is happening to this place
where we used to walk without fear?
we don’t see beyond the race
there’s a stranger standing there
why do we seem so far away from this distant reality?
we question our lives as though we can’t face our morality
can’t you see what we’ve become?
we don’t even know where we’re from
thought we knew the way but it’s been so long
since we were there before
we just don’t see their faces anymore
what is going on in this world
when we can’t see outside ourselves?
we only draw the lines of hate
no mirrors on the shelves
how long have we been fighting here?
can’t we see what should be clear?
it’s not worth the losses on all sides
the emptiness we leave behind
the time has come in this life
when we must walk without fear
and look beyond this place
to the hope that’s waiting there
it’s not far away to this hopeful reality
our lives will be for something more
than all that has gone before
and we will see what is to come
and all that’s been will be undone
we will know the way
and it won’t be long til we are there once more
we will see their faces like before